PSE’s Albert Quackenbush BowHunting,”It’s What I do”

If you ask anyone who knows me what my passion is I can guarantee their answer will be ‘bow hunting’. Quite honestly, they are right on. When it comes down to it my passion is do-it-yourself bow hunting, or DIY. I enjoy a challenge. I love the hard work that goes into a DIY hunt because the payoff is that much greater.

Take for example hunting deer in Southern California. Sure, there is plenty of public forest land to hunt. You just have to make the effort to get there. Then again, there are also many hunters who like to get out and enjoy the same forest lands I do. In order to steer clear of the other hunters I do my homework. My homework for a DIY hunt starts with scouring over maps to find areas of interest. Sure, I can just hop on a forum and get some details where to go, but where is the adventure in that? I like to find hard to reach areas on a map and see what I can find.

Practicing year round is something I now take great pride in. For me, it is a great way to stay on top of my game. It’s also probably the #1 stress reliever I can think of after a hard work week. I am constantly at the range keeping my body in tune and sending arrows down range.

PSE’s Albert Quackenbush’s Passion

I also like to put the boots to the ground and find my own way. That’s where the scouting comes in. The great thing about SoCal scouting is that there is almost always something to hunt… year round! My trusty PSE Bow Madness always goes with me in case I run across a coyote, a wild hog or a jack rabbit, as they can be hunted year round.

I am as passionate about my family as I am bow hunting. Even still, my wife will attest that no matter what I am doing I can relate it to bow hunting and that I probably mention it far too often for her taste. I’ll be the first to admit that it is a challenge to be a good husband, father, work a full-time job and hunt as often as I get to. If I am not out bow hunting I most assuredly thinking about it or sharing information with someone through a hunting story or seminar. I am a bow hunter and it’s what I do.

Albert Quackenbush has been bowhunting for more than 28 years. He shares his adventures on his blog, SoCalBowhunter.com, and also writes for Bow Adventures e-magazine. He is a Pro Staff member for DIYbowhunter.com, Piranha Custom Bowstrings and Field Logic. He is a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, California Deer Association, and is a Life Member of the North American Hunting Club.

Albert was born and raised in New York State where he learned to hunt everything from squirrels to whitetail deer. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughter and hunts year round.